I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.

A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

There's nothing about interdependence that would keep somebody from making art.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

These are ideas that work for many, and that may well reflect your true understanding of life.

That there should be a purpose to suffering, that a person should be chosen for it, special - these are houses of the mind, in which whole peoples have found shelter.